Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 15 in Taraba

Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill 15 in Taraba

No fewer than 15 persons have been reported killed and several others injured, after suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked residents of Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State.

The incident also rendered over 500 people homeless.

Donga Local Government is one of the areas in the state where run-off election was billed to hold next Saturday.

According to residents of the area, the gunmen first attacked and burnt Ayiase village in Takum Local Government before heading for Tse-Gbaun and Gaza villages in Donga.

Natives of the affected communities told newsmen that the heavily-armed gunmen killed one Msugh Gaza and three of his sons in Gaza Village, while three other victims were killed in Tse-Gbaun and Ayiase villages.

The eyewitness said, “The attack happened in the early hours of today (Monday), and the area is not safe as I talk to you, and as such, we cannot search for missing persons. But we have so far recovered seven dead bodies.”

The Police spokesman in the state, Joseph Kwaji, said he has been trying to establish contact with the DPO of Donga for details of the attacks but his phone was switched off.